“Wherefore we must cast out all wickedness from our souls, and never more contrive any deceit; for, saith one, "To the perverse God sendeth crooked paths"; and, "The holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding." For nothing maketh men so foolish as wickedness; sin…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 41
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8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
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6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
— Proverbs 21:8 —
9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.